After a night of clashes, Turkish president asserts that military coup has been defeated

People walk by a military vehicle in a street of Silvan, Turkey during a curfew following clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants on Nov. 10, 2015. (Photo by Ilyas Akengin for Agence France-Presse.)

ISTANBUL—The Turkish capital was rocked by violent clashes overnight as the government fought back against a military coup, but authorities said Saturday they had managed to stave off a rebellion that has plunged one of America’s most important NATO allies into chaos. “They have pointed the people’s guns against the people,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…